I can not get the side gills out!!! SOS

1cleanm6 · 06-30-2010, 12:02 PM

Hello,

Before i get attacked, yes ive searched.

I tried to do the pull up method and no luck at all.

I tried to put a tape and yank it with a thin screwdriver and no luck, im too scared to do it harder as i feel like the paint will get messed up.

WTF do i do? i feel like its glued in or something.

My friend told me to tape it up put a towel on it and yank it out with a plyer.

What to do?

1cleanm6 · 06-30-2010, 12:02 PM

anyone in socal, im in glendale,

want to take care of this for me?

I will pay you or whatever you want.

SV Concepts II · 06-30-2010, 12:35 PM

Have you checked out this thread?

http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthr...ght=side+gills

artifice · 06-30-2010, 01:40 PM

Look at the replacements and you see where the spaces between the tabs are... just put the taped screwdriver in that area and pop it out. easy peasy.

GewoW · 07-01-2010, 03:49 PM

I had the same problem, took a friend and I almost 2 hrs to remove them.

We used a pry-tool on the top and bottom, both covered with a rag to protect paint. We pushed those in top and bottom to somewhat disconnect the gill, and I was using a flathead @ the edge to pull up.

It worked...after a while.

Good luck - 2011 fitment seems too good hahaha

Sleeper519 · 07-01-2010, 10:08 PM

I had trouble at first. The pry-tool idea was a total bust for me (you will break or scratch car eventually).

What worked quite easily for me was to pinch the gill tightly and ROTATE it down (or up), as you pull it out. Can't just pull it straight out.

DiRTyDeLuX · 07-01-2010, 10:10 PM

Why are you trying to take them off? Don't you like them?

Alex@Alpine · 07-02-2010, 04:05 AM

We got it out today, I got to say, I have removed many of these, for some reason his passenger side seemed to be in there super tight, I was very shocked how hard it was to remove it, the OP wasn't doing anything wrong, this was honestly one of those weird one off cases.

SickJzb · 07-03-2010, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Alex@Alpine

We got it out today, I got to say, I have removed many of these, for some reason his passenger side seemed to be in there super tight, I was very shocked how hard it was to remove it, the OP wasn't doing anything wrong, this was honestly one of those weird one off cases.

That is interesting. I just did mine last night and the passenger side was a bitch for me too. I tried every method listed and after about an hour I was able to pinch it and rotate it out. The driver side was easy.

Psylight · 07-05-2010, 10:58 PM

Lol I just had my meathead homie yank them out with the pinch and pull method. He literally got them off in 2 minutes!

ee8 · 07-25-2010, 10:52 AM

If you open the door there is a little hole right from behind where the gill ends (oposite from the M symbol) where you can put a "hookie thingy" through and pry them out...

five seconds work and no chance to mess up the paint or anything... this is how they remove at the factory.

ersin · 07-25-2010, 11:24 AM

Pry up from rear end first. Once it's levered out no more than a millimeter or two the rest of it comes off easy with no tools, just don't try to take it completely off from the back end first. I do recall that the passenger side was a bit harder than the driver side.

Cheers.

ModBargains.com · 08-02-2010, 03:39 PM

They are a bit of a PITA to uninstall and the trick is don't be worried to use a bit of force. This youtube, video is a great DIY and so long as you familiarize yourself with it you should have no problems whatsoever.

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06-30-2010, 12:02 PM	#1
1cleanm6 Brigadier General 441 Rep 3,668 Posts Drives: M5 comp/Range/i3S Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Earth iTrader: (7)	I can not get the side gills out!!! SOS Hello, Before i get attacked, yes ive searched. I tried to do the pull up method and no luck at all. I tried to put a tape and yank it with a thin screwdriver and no luck, im too scared to do it harder as i feel like the paint will get messed up. WTF do i do? i feel like its glued in or something. My friend told me to tape it up put a towel on it and yank it out with a plyer. What to do?
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1cleanm6 Brigadier General 441 Rep 3,668 Posts Drives: M5 comp/Range/i3S Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Earth iTrader: (7)	anyone in socal, im in glendale, want to take care of this for me? I will pay you or whatever you want.
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SV Concepts II 269 Rep 6,093 Posts Drives: E90 M3 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: 1460 White Oaks Rd. Suite F Campbell, CA 95008 iTrader: (7)	Have you checked out this thread? http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthr...ght=side+gills
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06-30-2010, 01:40 PM	#4
artifice Major 49 Rep 1,190 Posts Drives: 2008 E92 M3 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: The Colony, TX iTrader: (0)	Look at the replacements and you see where the spaces between the tabs are... just put the taped screwdriver in that area and pop it out. easy peasy.
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07-01-2010, 03:49 PM	#5
GewoW #thatsanicemovebro 202 Rep 3,920 Posts Drives: E92 M3 LSB/Black 6MT Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Montreal, Canada iTrader: (4) Garage List 2011 BMW M3 [9.34]	I had the same problem, took a friend and I almost 2 hrs to remove them. We used a pry-tool on the top and bottom, both covered with a rag to protect paint. We pushed those in top and bottom to somewhat disconnect the gill, and I was using a flathead @ the edge to pull up. It worked...after a while. Good luck - 2011 fitment seems too good hahaha
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07-01-2010, 10:08 PM	#6
Sleeper519 Captain 68 Rep 869 Posts Drives: 08 E92 M3 DCT Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Atlanta, GA iTrader: (0)	I had trouble at first. The pry-tool idea was a total bust for me (you will break or scratch car eventually). What worked quite easily for me was to pinch the gill tightly and ROTATE it down (or up), as you pull it out. Can't just pull it straight out. __________________ 2008 M3 Coupe / DCT // StopTech BBK 380/355 / Pagid RS29 / Motul / Apex Arc-8 / BFG R1S / Ground Control / MS filter / Performance spoiler / BPM tune // Road Atlanta 1:39.70 / VIR Full 2:10.87 / Barber 1:42.20
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DiRTyDeLuX Private First Class 7 Rep 130 Posts Drives: 2011 AW E92 M3 ZCP ZCV ZP2 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: NYC iTrader: (0)	Why are you trying to take them off? Don't you like them?
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07-02-2010, 04:05 AM	#8
Alex@Alpine Colonel 1303 Rep 2,441 Posts Drives: E90 M3 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: United States iTrader: (50)	We got it out today, I got to say, I have removed many of these, for some reason his passenger side seemed to be in there super tight, I was very shocked how hard it was to remove it, the OP wasn't doing anything wrong, this was honestly one of those weird one off cases.
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07-05-2010, 10:58 PM	#10
Psylight Brigadier General 92 Rep 3,488 Posts Drives: Teh Space Gray E92 M 6MT Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Diamond Bar ,California iTrader: (11)	Lol I just had my meathead homie yank them out with the pinch and pull method. He literally got them off in 2 minutes! __________________
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07-25-2010, 10:52 AM	#11
ee8 Private First Class 7 Rep 148 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Portugal iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 BMW M3 [6.40]	If you open the door there is a little hole right from behind where the gill ends (oposite from the M symbol) where you can put a "hookie thingy" through and pry them out... five seconds work and no chance to mess up the paint or anything... this is how they remove at the factory.
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07-25-2010, 11:24 AM	#12
ersin Brigadier General 126 Rep 4,144 Posts Drives: 17 YMB F80 M3 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Maryland iTrader: (1)	Pry up from rear end first. Once it's levered out no more than a millimeter or two the rest of it comes off easy with no tools, just don't try to take it completely off from the back end first. I do recall that the passenger side was a bit harder than the driver side. Cheers. __________________ 2017 F80 YMB.
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